When not working on my own art I spend a great deal of time out and about looking at other work.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Maps and Mapping

Some of my map pieces will be appearing in a show opening this weekend in Sacramento at Tangent Gallery.

Maps and Mapping

Tangent Gallery

2900 Franklin Boulevard

Sacramento, CA 95818

Opening Reception

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 6-10 p.m.

Gallery hours, Saturdays 12-3 or by appointment.

Five of my pieces have gone up for the show including a map collage inspired by Japanese textile patterns, my icon of the Virgen de Guadalupe made out of maps and a piece titled American Jesus Horse which is an image of a dinosaur made from maps of the bible belt.“Jesus Horse” is the term used for dinosaurs by anti-science, religious fanatics.

About Me

I am an artist living in San Francisco. I work primarily in mixed media, collage and landscape painting. My work has included maps, postcard-themed art and mail art projects. In 2013 I began a series called Collagescapes where I start painting paper with areas of color representing the palette of a specific place. Next I cut the paper into hundreds of small pieces, randomize the pieces and then reassemble them in various geometric patterns. Collagescapes are both landscape paintings and collages. They appear abstract but retain the color palette of the places they represent.
My new series is Time Travel Photos — handmade photo collages showing places in San Francisco where I have cut and sliced present-day photographs and interwoven photos of nature representing how the City looked before Europeans arrived. Each is an image of an urban space with the natural past emerging through. For example, creeks once again run through the Mission and dunes reappear in Golden Gate Park and tidal flats fill the Embarcadero.
My work has shown in over 40 venues, primarily in California but also in other locations in the United States and abroad. My artwork can be viewed at tofuart.com